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Enrico Castellani
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 GBP
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Description
- Enrico Castellani
- Superficie
- signed, titled and dated 1973 on the stretcher
- acrylic and polyester resin on canvas
- 150 by 150cm.
- 59 by 59in.
Provenance
Galleria dell'Ariete, Milan
Galleria la Tartaruga, Rome
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the previous owner
Galleria la Tartaruga, Rome
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the previous owner
Exhibited
Parma, Università di Parma, Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione, Enrico Castellani, 1976, no. 88, illustrated
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the white hue is slightly lighter and creamier in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good and original condition. There are a few scattered spots of media accretion to the white quadrant. No restoration is visible under ultraviolet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"For me, the question is that of creating a totally white surface outside any pictorial phenomenon, any intervention extraneous to the value of the surface: this is a white surface that is a white surface and nothing else. With the ‘lines’ there is not even the possible ambiguity of the picture: the line extends only in length, it runs to infinity, the only dimension of time […] There is nothing to say: one can only be."
(the artist quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, Milan, Fondazione Prada, Enrico Castellani: 1958-1970, 2001, p. 45)
(the artist quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, Milan, Fondazione Prada, Enrico Castellani: 1958-1970, 2001, p. 45)